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The umbrella term Pacific Islands has taken on several meanings. [1] Sometimes it is used to refer only to the islands defined as lying within Oceania. [2] [3] [4] At other times, it is used to refer to the islands of the Pacific Ocean that were previously colonized by the British, French, Spaniards, Portuguese, Dutch, or Japanese, or by the United States.
Uninhabited islands of South Korea (5 P) T. ... Pages in category "Uninhabited islands of the Pacific Ocean" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 ...
ʻAta is a depopulated island in the far southern end of the Tonga archipelago, situated approximately 160 kilometres (99 mi) south-southwest of Tongatapu. It is distinct from ʻAtā , an uninhabited, low coral island in the string of small atolls along the Piha passage along the north side of Tongatapu .
Henderson Island is an uninhabited island in the south Pacific Ocean.It is part of the Pitcairn Island Group, together with Pitcairn, Oeno, and Ducie Islands. Measuring 9.6 by 5.1 kilometres (6.0 mi × 3.2 mi), it has an area of 37.3 km 2 (14.4 sq mi) and is located 193 km (104 nmi; 120 mi) northeast of Pitcairn Island, which is the only inhabited island of the group.
By 1964, dredge and fill operations had increased the size of Johnston Island to 596 acres (241 ha) from its original 46 acres (19 ha), increased the size of Sand Island from 10 to 22 acres (4.0 to 8.9 ha), and added the two new islands, North and East, of 25 and 18 acres (10.1 and 7.3 ha) respectively.
Cave's people live on tiny Rendovah Island, part of the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific. ... All-Clad cookware is up to 72% off during the All-Clad Black Friday sale. See all deals. In Other ...
The Solomon Islands (archipelago) is an island group in the western South Pacific Ocean, north-east of Australia. The archipelago is in the Melanesian subregion and bioregion of Oceania and forms the eastern boundary of the Solomon Sea. The many islands of the archipelago are distributed across the sovereign states of Papua New Guinea and ...
Malwepe lies off the eastern coast of Espiritu Santo, which is the largest island in the nation of Vanuatu. Malwepe's estimated terrain elevation above sea level is 16 metres. [ 3 ] The island has light vegetation and many coconut trees.